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***Smurf*** · 07-03-06, 10:33

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If it was going to be so difficult and such a nightmare surely the Polis would have said no to Hampden?

***wee 162*** · 07-03-06, 11:09

At the risk of maybe seeming a little naive can someone please explain to me why there will only be a 1000 seats available on trains that day?

There's three trains at 9, 10, and 11 (ignore the total nonsense that you can't get to Hampden in half an hour from Queen Street). Why exactly are Scotrail not just adding lots of extra carriages to these trains given that they know there will be huge demand? Don't they want to make extra money?

**Swoosh** · 07-03-06, 11:14

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Originally Posted by wee 162

At the risk of maybe seeming a little naive can someone please explain to me why there will only be a 1000 seats available on trains that day?

There's three trains at 9, 10, and 11 (ignore the total nonsense that you can't get to Hampden in half an hour from Queen Street). Why exactly are Scotrail not just adding lots of extra carriages to these trains given that they know there will be huge demand? Don't they want to make extra money?

Apparantly, the maintanince on the rail lie dont allow for extra carriges and trains
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But feck it. Bounce Tours going in style
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**hibadelic** · 07-03-06, 11:15

Why was 50,000 travelling from the east not a problem in the CIS cup final two years ago?
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***Smurf*** · 07-03-06, 11:15

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At the risk of maybe seeming a little naive can someone please explain to me why there will only be a 1000 seats available on trains that day?

There's three trains at 9, 10, and 11 (ignore the total nonsense that you can't get to Hampden in half an hour from Queen Street). Why exactly are Scotrail not just adding lots of extra carriages to these trains given that they know there will be huge demand? Don't they want to make extra money?

Apparently, long planned essential works are taking place that day..
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***Kenny*** · 07-03-06, 11:27

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Apparently, long planned essential works are taking place that day..
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yeah a chance to skin 20K->30K people at £10 a pop... yeah I reckon the rail folk will quite happilly lay on trains and extra carriages and put off 'essential works ' for 250K...

egb_hibs · 07-03-06, 12:10

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Why was 50,000 travelling from the east not a problem in the CIS cup final two years ago?
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tbf it hardly compares from a security pov

egb_hibs · 07-03-06, 12:12

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There's three trains at 9, 10, and 11 (ignore the total nonsense that you can't get to Hampden in half an hour from Queen Street

I'd welcome some tips Al. Last time I took the train to Q st en route to hampden was for a scotland game. it took feckin ages to get to hampden and that was with no security issues.

Taxis wouldnae pick up fitba fans, and we needed in the end to get a special train from central, which took forever. walked back after the game, and I'm sure it took longer than 1/2 hour. as in, waayyy longer.

Jock's Lodge Hibby · 07-03-06, 12:41

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Originally Posted by wee 162

At the risk of maybe seeming a little naive can someone please explain to me why there will only be a 1000 seats available on trains that day?

There's three trains at 9, 10, and 11 (ignore the total nonsense that you can't get to Hampden in half an hour from Queen Street). Why exactly are Scotrail not just adding lots of extra carriages to these trains given that they know there will be huge demand? Don't they want to make extra money?

Platforms aren't long enough. Longest ones at Queen Street only take 6 carriages - suspect the same might be true at Mount Florida / Kings Park. The best solution would be to scrap the engineering works and run a 15-minute service starting at 7am, like on weekdays. Even better, run loads of football specials direct to Mount Florida / Kings Park, with Hibs trains leaving from Waverley and Hearts trains leaving from Haymarket, but I think they've already ruled that out.
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***Tkraz*** · 07-03-06, 12:45

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I'd welcome some tips Al. Last time I took the train to Q st en route to hampden was for a scotland game. it took feckin ages to get to hampden and that was with no security issues.

Taxis wouldnae pick up fitba fans, and we needed in the end to get a special train from central, which took forever. walked back after the game, and I'm sure it took longer than 1/2 hour. as in, waayyy longer.

Taxis will take you when the games on, usually no problems with that. There is no special train to Hampden, only the normal service train thats extended to take more folk in a oner. That takes at most 30 mins, prob only 20 as well.

Walking back from hampden isnt advised, its not really a walkable kinda journey, best off just getting one of hunners ae buses or the train back in again.
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egb_hibs · 07-03-06, 12:49

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Taxis will take you when the games on, usually no problems with that. There is no special train to Hampden, only the normal service train thats extended to take more folk in a oner. That takes at most 30 mins, prob only 20 as well.

Walking back from hampden isnt advised, its not really a walkable kinda journey, best off just getting one of hunners ae buses or the train back in again.
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it's not so much how long the train takes, as how long it takes to get on it, with hundreds, perhaps thousands queueing!

i for one will be going in a motor to this game. but having missed the kick off at ibrox, having set off at 9.30, i'm wondering what time we'll have to depart for this!

***Tkraz*** · 07-03-06, 12:51

Hampden should be much easier to drive to and park near, than ibrox.

If yer struggling fir space let me know and ill free up some in the driveway outside
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Only a 15 min walk frae here
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Brian · 07-03-06, 13:10

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i for one will be going in a motor to this game. but having missed the kick off at ibrox, having set off at 9.30, i'm wondering what time we'll have to depart for this!

I left for Ibrox at 10.15 and was in the ground just before 12
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Here's the way I'd go to Hampden if driving:

Come off the M 8 at Bellshill, (A725), follow this round the side of East Kilbride and then the A749 in towards Glasgow.

You will then appear on this map, on the dual carriageway at the bottom right hand corner. So take the left fork, turn right, go under the railway bridge and turn left on King's Park Avenue (the B762). You can usually get parked somewhere on this road. If you're round about King's Park station it's about a 10 minute walk.

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egb_hibs · 07-03-06, 17:44

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I left for Ibrox at 10.15 and was in the ground just before 12
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Here's the way I'd go to Hampden if driving:

Come off the M 8 at Bellshill, (A725), follow this round the side of East Kilbride and then the A749 in towards Glasgow.

You will then appear on this map, on the dual carriageway at the bottom right hand corner. So take the left fork, turn right, go under the railway bridge and turn left on King's Park Avenue (the B762). You can usually get parked somewhere on this road. If you're round about King's Park station it's about a 10 minute walk.

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***wee 162*** · 07-03-06, 17:49

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